To start off our trip to the Galapagos we flew into Quito, Ecuador and saw some great sites like above, the "Church and Monastery of St. Francis".

FYI, you'll always have to spend at least one night in either Quito or Guayaquil in Ecuador before your Galapagos Cruise due to the way the flight schedules work... Guayaquil is at Sea level and Quito is 9,350 feet above sea level.